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After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that life.

I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train.

Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training.

I liked my fellow Marines. I didn't like pointless orders.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General.

Working with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

I went straight from the Marine Corps to the MFA. The way that you would express things among Marines is somewhat different than the way you're supposed to express things in a creative-writing workshop.